Foxtons Group plc announced the appointment of Nigel Rich CBE as Chairman with effect from 1 October 2021. The appointment follows the announcement of Ian Barlow's retirement as Chairman. Ian will step down as Chairman and as a Director on 1 October 2021 when Nigel joins the Board. Nigel Rich CBE has extensive UK and international, listed company and Board experience in a career spanning more than five decades. Nigel qualified as a Chartered Accountant before joining Jardine Matheson where he spent 20 years working in a variety of roles primarily across Asia, including being Managing Director of Hong Kong Land, a leading Hong Kong property company, and thereafter Managing Director of Jardine Matheson Holdings. Nigel has previously served as the Chairman of Hamptons International, the estate agency group (1997-2005), Exel plc (1997-2005), CP Ships Limited (2001-2005), Xchanging plc (2006-2011) and SEGRO plc (2006-2016). He has also held numerous non-executive director positions at companies including Granada Group plc, ITV plc and Harvey Nichols Group plc. Nigel has also served as a Member of The Takeover Panel (UK) and has been a member of the Finance and General Committee of the R&A. Nigel is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Urban Logistics Reit plc and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of AVI Global Trust.